Quarterback · Las Vegas Raiders

Fernando Mendoza

No. 15

The Raiders say Mendoza is the future — just not yet

The organization has already said what it thinks of Fernando Mendoza. He's the guy. The future at his position, the piece they're building toward. That kind of endorsement usually comes with a timeline.

Right now, there isn't one.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport flagged the uncertainty this week: it's not clear when Mendoza will actually take the field. The belief in him hasn't wavered. The wait has just gotten a little longer.

For a player the franchise has publicly crowned, every week he's not out there is a small tension — not a crisis, but a clock. The Raiders are holding a seat at the table for him. The question is how long before he sits down.

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